clearing some confusion for first saltwater tank

This is a discussion on clearing some confusion for first saltwater tank within the Beginner Saltwater Aquariums forums, part of the Saltwater Fish and Coral Reef Tanks category; -->
On the filter pads... yes, you've got it.
On the skimmer, I personally run mine from day 1. Others disagree. They are wrong and ...

On the skimmer, I personally run mine from day 1. Others disagree. They are wrong and I am right, as always.-)

In all seriousness, you can't go wrong either way. I like to run the skimmer so that I can inspect it for leaks and adjust performance, prior to the addition of live stock. My aquariums with live rock usually cycle in less than 1 week, so i can't see any evidence that running the skimmer hurts the cycle.